Prof. Dario Polli

Prof. Dario Polli

Conference Proceedings

[INVITED] Francesco Saltarelli, Vikas Kumar, Daniele Viola, Francesco Crisafi, Fabrizio Preda, Giulio Cerullo, Dario Polli,: Single-shot time stretch stimulated Raman spectroscopy” at the SPIE-Photonics West conference (28 January – 2 February 2017) in San Francisco (USA). Paper 1008930

[TUTORIAL] Dario Polli: “Coherent Raman Microscopy” at the XXI School of Pure and Applied Biophysics on “Time Resolved Methods in Biophysics” (Venice, Italy, January 9th-13th, 2017).

[INVITED] D. Polli: “Broadband Coherent Raman Microscopy” at the workshop entitled “Trends in Organic Photophysics” (7-9 November 2016, CNST, IIT, Milano, Italy)

[INVITED] Preda, F., Rehault, J., Crisafi, F., Kumar, V., Cerullo, G., Polli, D., “Broadband fourier-transform pump-probe and stimulated Raman scattering at megahertz modulation frequencies” Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, (CLEO, 5-10 June 2016, San José, California, USA), art. no. 7788449 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7788449/

[INVITED] D. Polli: “Broadband Fourier-Transform Pump-Probe Spectroscopy and Stimulated Raman Scattering Microscopy at Megahertz Modulation Frequencies”, at the “Fourier Transform Spectroscopy” congress (part of the “Light, Energy and the Environment” congress organized by OSA-Optical Society of America, Leipzig, Germany, 14-17 November 2016)

[INVITED] D. Polli: “Broadband Coherent Raman Microscopy” at the “Trends in Organic Photophysics” workshop (CNST, IIT, Milano, Italy, 7-9 September 2016)

[INVITED] D. Polli: “Broadband Fourier-Transform Stimulated Raman Scattering” at the Bio-Nano-Photonics Symposium (7-9 September 2015, Cardiff, UK).

Rehault, J., Crisafi, F., Kumar, V., Marangoni, M., Cerullo, G., Polli, D. “Broadband Fourier-transform stimulated Raman scattering”  Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO Europe), art. no. 7184095 (2015)

Réhault, J., Crisafi, F., Kumar, V., Marangoni, M., Cerullo, G., Polli, D. “Broadband fourier-transform stimulated Raman scattering” (2015) CLEO: Science and Innovations, 10-15 May 2015,San Jose, California (USA) p. 2267. https://doi.org/10.1364/CLEO_SI.2015.STh4H.5

Maiuri, M., Lüer, L., Henry, S., Carey, A.-M., Cogdell, R.J., Cerullo, G., Polli, D., “Ultrafast energy flow and equilibration dynamics in photosynthetic light-harvesting complexes”  pp. 595-598. https://doi.org/10.1364/UP.2014.08.Tue.C.5 In: Yamanouchi K., Cundiff S., de Vivie-Riedle R., Kuwata-Gonokami M., DiMauro L. (eds) Ultrafast Phenomena XIX. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 162. Springer, 2015 (19th International Conference – Ultrafast Phenomena XIX – Okinawa Convention Center, Okinawa, Japan, July 7-11, 2014) http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13242-6_146

Réhault, J., Oriana, A., Maiuri, M., Brida, D., Polli, D., Manzoni, C., Cerullo, G., “Ultrabroadband two-dimensional spectroscopy by a birefringent delay line” pp. 603-606. https://doi.org/10.1364/UP.2014.09.Wed.A.1 In: Yamanouchi K., Cundiff S., de Vivie-Riedle R., Kuwata-Gonokami M., DiMauro L. (eds) Ultrafast Phenomena XIX. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 162. Springer, 2015 (19th International Conference – Ultrafast Phenomena XIX – Okinawa Convention Center, Okinawa, Japan, July 7-11, 2014) http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13242-6_148

[INVITED] D. Polli “Ultrashort laser pulses as a spectroscopic tool delivering broad information with high temporal and spatial resolution”, presso il “4th Olimpia Workshop”, Center for Nano Science and Technology, IIT@PoliMi, Milano, Italy, 23-25 March 2015

Polli, D., Lisiecki, I., Yan, C., Duval, E., Cerullo, G., Pileni, M.-P., “Longitudinal acoustic phonons in 3-dimensional cobalt supracrystals detected by broadband picosecond acoustics” Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics – International Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO-Europe 12-16 May 2013), paper CE_P_34 https://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?uri=cleo_europe-2013-CE_P_34

Kumar, V., Molotokaite, E., Manzoni, C., Polli, D., Cerullo, G., Marangoni, M., “Balanced-detection raman induced kerr effect microscopy” Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics – International Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO-Europe 12-16 May 2013), paper CD_4_3 https://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?uri=cleo_europe-2013-CD_4_3

Maiuri, M., Snellenburg, J.J., van Stokkum, I.H.M., Pillai, S., Gust, D., Moore, T.A., Moore, A.L., van Grondelle, R., Cerullo, G., Polli, D., “Ultrafast energy transfer and excitonic coupling in an artificial photosynthetic antenna”, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics – International Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO-Europe 12-16 May 2013), paper JSIV_P_1 https://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?uri=cleo_europe-2013-JSIV_P_1

Polli, D., Brida, D., Manzoni, C., Spillane, K.M., Garavelli, M., Kukura, P., Weingart, O., Mathies, R.A., Cerullo, G., “Conical intersection dynamics in rhodopsin and its analog isorhodopsin”, , Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics – International Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO-Europe 12-16 May 2013), paper JSIV_2_4 https://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?uri=cleo_europe-2013-JSIV_2_4

Léonard, J., Polli, D., Cerullo, G., Olivucci, M., Haacke, S., “Influence of the chemical design on the coherent photoisomerization of biomimetic molecular switches” EPJ Web of Conferences, 41, art. no. 05006 (18th International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena, UP 2012; Lausanne; Switzerland; 8-13 July 2012) https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20134105006

Virgili, T., Coles, D., Adawi, A.M., Clark, C., Michetti, P., Rajendran, S.K., Brida, D., Polli, D., Cerullo, G., Lidzey, D.G., “Ultra-fast polariton dynamics in an organic microcavity” EPJ Web of Conferences, 41, art. no. 04015 (18th International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena, UP 2012; Lausanne; Switzerland; 8-13 July 2012) https://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20134104015

Lüer, L., Moulisová, V., Henry, S., Polli, D., Brotosudarmo, T.H.P., Hoseinkhani, S., Brida, D., Lanzani, G., Cerullo, G., Cogdell, R.J., “Tracing of backward energy transfer from LH1 to LH2 in photosynthetic membranes grown under high and low irradiation” EPJ Web of Conferences, 41, art. no. 08011 (18th International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena, UP 2012; Lausanne; Switzerland; 8-13 July 2012) https://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20134108011

Maiuri, M., Snellenburg, J.J., Van Stokkum, I.H.M., Pillai, S., Gust, D., Moore, T.A., Moore, A.L., Van Grondelle, R., Cerullo, G., Polli, D., “Ultrafast energy transfer in an artificial photosynthetic antenna”, EPJ Web of Conferences, 41, art. no. 08010 (18th International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena, UP 2012; Lausanne; Switzerland; 8-13 July 2012) https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20134108010

[Best poster prize] J.J. Snellenburg, M. Maiuri, I.H.M. van Stokkum, S. Pillai, D. Gust, T.A. Moore, A.L. Moore, R. van Grondelle, G. Cerullo, D. Polli, “ULTRAFAST ENERGY TRANSFER IN AN ARTIFICIAL PHOTOSYNTHETIC ANTENNA” at the 4th “PHOTOCHEMISTRY, FUNDAMENTALS AND APPLICATIONS” SUMMER SCHOOL. SEPTEMBER 15-19, 2012, WIJK AAN ZEE, THE NETHERLANDS. Download the poster here.

[INVITED] D. Polli: “Early Events in Photosynthetic Light Harvesting: Photophysics of carotenoids and chlorophylls, from natural bacteria to artificial antennas, studied with ultrafast spectroscopy”, International Workshop on Quantum transport and quantum effects in photosynthetic systems, September 20 – 21, 2012, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Brescia, Italy. Locandina Workshop ILAMP.

[INVITED] D. Polli: “Balanced-detection Raman induced Kerr effect microscopy” at the 23rd International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy (ICORS 2012), August 12th-17th, 2012, Bangalore (India).

[INVITED] D. Polli: “Femtosecond Pump-Probe Confocal Microscopy for the Study of Excited-State Dynamics with High temporal and Spatial Resolution” at the “Nano-Spectroscopy and Nano-Optics” workshop in Troyes (France), June 19th-22nd, 2012.

V. Kumar, M. Casella, E. Molotokaite, P. Kukura, C. Manzoni, D. Polli, M. Marangoni, G. Cerullo, “Balanced-detection Raman induced Kerr effect microscopy” at the CLEO/QELS Conference, San Jose, California (USA), May 2012, paper: CF1B.5.

T. Scopigno, E. Pontecorvo, C. Ferrante, D. Polli, G. Cerullo, “Visualizing Coherent Phonon Propagation in the 100 GHz Range: a Broadband Picosecond Acoustics Approach“, at the CLEO/QELS Conference, San Jose, California (USA), May 2012, paper: QTh4H.5.

[TUTORIAL] D. Polli, “Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy of biomolecules” at the XVI School of Pure and Applied Biophysics (“Multimodal Methods for Cell Imaging and Tracking”) in Venice, Italy (January 30th – February 3rd, 2012).

[INVITED] D. Polli, G. Cerullo, G. Grancini, G. Lanzani, “Nanoscale imaging of interface dynamics in polymer blends by ultrafast confocal microscopy” at the “Ultrafast Phenomena and Nanophotonics XVI” conference (part of SPIE OPTO / Photonics West 2012).

Rajendran, S.K., Brida, D., Maiuri, M., Coles, D., Polli, D., Adawi, A.M., Clark, C., Michetti, P., Lidzey, D.G., Cerullo, G., Virgili, T., “Ultrafast dynamics of cavity polaritons in an organic semicondutor microcavity” 2012 International Conference on Fiber Optics and Photonics, PHOTONICS 2012, art. no. 6545706 https://doi.org/10.1364/PHOTONICS.2012.T3B.5

[INVITED] D. Polli “Conical Intersection Dynamics of the Primary Photoisomerization Event in Vision” IMAMPC 2011 (International Meeting on Atomic and Molecular Physics and Chemistry) July 5-8, Rennes (France).

[INVITED] D. Brida, C. Manzoni, D. Polli, and G. Cerullo, ”Few-optical-cycle pulses tunable throughout the near and mid IR from optical parametric amplifiers,” 20th International Laser Physics Workshop LPHYS’11, 11-15 July 2011, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina.

M. Maiuri, D. Brida, D. Polli, G. Cerullo, A. M. LaFountain, M. Fuciman, and H. A. Frank, “Internal Conversion and Energy Transfer Processes in the LH2 Complex of Purple Bacteria Probed with 10-fs Resolution,” LHP 2011 Light-Harvesting Processes, 10-14 April 2011, Kloster Banz, Germany.

L. Lüer, V. Moulisova, S. Henry, S. Hoseinkhani, D. Polli, D. Brida, G. Lanzani, G. Cerullo, and R. Cogdell, “Energy Backtransfer in Photosynthetic Membranes from Rhodopseudomonas palustris grown under High and Low Light Conditions,” LHP 2011 Light-Harvesting Processes, 10-14 April 2011, Kloster Banz, Germany.

D. Polli, D. Brida, C. Manzoni, K. Spillane, M. Garavelli, P. Kukura, R. Mathies, and G. Cerullo, “Conical Intersection Dynamics in a Rhodopsin analog: 9-cis Isorhodopsin,” CLEO Europe/EQEC, 22-26 May 2011, Munich, Germany.

D. Brida, D. Polli, J. Crochet, T. Hertel, G. Cerullo, G. Lanzani, “Ultrafast Energy Flow in a Carbon Nanotube Network”, European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO Europe/EQEC22-26 May 2011, Munich, Germany) paper: JSII1_1/EQEC.

A. Gambetta, V. Kumar, G. Grancini, D. Polli, C. Manzoni, R. Ramponi, G. Cerullo, and M. Marangoni “Coherent Raman Microscopy with a Fiber-Format Femtosecond Oscillator” CLEO/Europe and EQEC, 22-26 May 2011, Munich, germany, paper: CD1_4.

E. Pontecorvo, D. Polli, M. Ortolani, M. Ferretti, G. Ruocco, G. Cerullo, T. Scopigno, “Visualizing coherent phonon propagation in the 100 GHz range: A broadband picosecond acoustics approach” CLEO/Europe and EQEC, 22-26 May 2011, Munich, Germany.

M. Maiuri, D. Brida, D. Polli, G. Cerullo, A. M. LaFountain, M. Fuciman, H. A. Frank, “Internal Conversion and Energy Transfer Processes in the LH2 Complex of Purple Bacteria Probed with 10-fs Resolution,” Conference on Spectroscopy and Quantum Phenomena in Large Molecular Aggregates, 27 June – 1 July 2011, Bremen, Germany.

[INVITED] D. Brida, C. Manzoni, D. Polli, G. Cerullo, “Carrier-Envelope-Phase Stable Few-Optical-Cycle Pulses from Optical Parametric Amplifiers” Advanced Solid-State Photonics (ASSP, 13-16 February 2011, Istanbul, Turkey) 2011 paper: AMD1

Brida, D., Polli, D., Crochet, J.,Hertel, T., Cerullo, G., Lanzani, G. “Tracking charge transfer in carbon nanotube networks with chirped pump-probe spectroscopy” CLEO:2011 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (Baltimore, USA, 2011), paper QWH6, art. no. 5951649.

D. Polli, D. Brida, C. Manzoni, K. M. Spillane, M. Garavelli, P. Kukura, R. A. Mathies, and G. Cerullo, “Conical Intersection Dynamics in a Rhodopsin Analog: Isorhodopsin” CLEO:2011 – Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (Baltimore, USA, 2011), paper: JThB42, art. no. 5950917.

D. Polli, P. Altoè, O. Weingart, P. Kukura, K. Spillane, C. Manzoni, D. Brida, G. Tomasello, G. Orlandi, R. A. Mathies, M. Garavelli, and G. Cerullo, “Direct Observation of the Conical Intersection in cis-trans Photoisomerization of Rhodopsin,” 17th International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena (UP), 18-23 June 2010, Snowmass Village (CO), USA.

A. Gambetta, V. Kumar, G. Grancini, D. Polli, C. Manzoni, R. Ramponi, G. Cerullo, M. Marangoni, “Coherent Raman Microscopy with a Fiber-Format Femtosecond Laser Oscillator” 17th International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena (UP), 18-23 June 2010, Snowmass Village (CO), USA.

[INVITED] Brida, D., Gadermaier, C., Polli, D., Kabanov, V.V., Mihailovic, D., Cerullo, G. “Electron relaxation in metals and high-Tc superconductors on the 10-fs timescale” (Ultrafast Phenomena in Semiconductors and Nanostructure Materials XV, part SPIE OPTO – Photonics West, San Francisco, USA, 2011) Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 7937, art. no. 79371P.

[INVITED] L. Lüer, S. Hoseinkhani, J. Crochet, T. Hertel, G. Lanzani, D. Brida, D. Polli, and G. Cerullo, “Ultrafast exciton and charge transfer in small aggregates of carbon nanotubes,” SPIE Photonics West 2011, 22 – 27 January 2011, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Brida, D., Bonora, S., Manzoni, C., Polli, D., Marangoni, M., Villoresi, P., De Silvestri, S., Cerullo, G. “Sub-two-cycle pulse generation from near to mid-infrared by optical parametric amplifiers” (Torino, Italy, 2010) European Conference on Optical Communication, ECOC (19-23 September 2010, Turin, Italy), 1-2, art. no. 5621439.

Grancini, G., Polli, D., Clark, J., Virgili, T., Cerullo, G., Lanzani, G. “Investigation of local dynamics on the sub-micron scale in organic blends using an ultrafast confocal microscope” (2010) MRS Proceedings, 1270, 1270-HH01-03.

M. Marangoni, A. Gambetta, V. Kumar, G. Grancini, D. Polli, C. Manzoni, R. Ramponi, and G. Cerullo, “Coherent Raman Microscopy with a Fiber-Format Femtosecond Laser Oscillator,” in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO, San Jose, CA, 2010), paper CWH6, art. no. 5499877.

E. A. Obraztsova, L. Lüer, E. D. Obraztsova, A. I. Chernov, D. Brida, D. Polli, and G. Lanzani, “Effect of matrix on ultrafast kinetics of photoexcitation in single wall carbon,” International Winterschool on Electronic Properties of Novel Materials (iwepnm2010), 6-13 March 2010, Kirchberg in Tirol, Austria.

Lupo, M.G., Sala, F.D., Carbone, L., Zavelani-Rossi, M., Fiore, A., Lüer, L., Polli, D., Cingolani, R., Manna, L., Lanzani, G. “Ultrafast electron-hole dynamics and optical gain in CdSe/CdS nanorods” (Shangai, China, 2009) Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO – Technical Digest, paper: WF2_3, art. no. 5292311.

Polli, D., Clark, J., Celebrano, M., Grancini, G., Lanzani, G., Cerullo, G. “Ultrafast confocal microscope for time-resolved imaging of thin films” (Munich, Germany, 2009) in CLEO/Europe and EQEC 2009 Conference Digest, paper EG3_3, art. no. 5192047.

D. Polli, D. Brida, G. Lanzani, and G. Cerullo, “Observation of High-Frequency Coherent Vibrations with Strongly Chirped Probe Pulses” (Munich, Germany, 2009) in CLEO/Europe and EQEC 2009 Conference Digest, paper CF8_5,  art. no. 5196377.

L. Lüer, S. Hoseinkhani, D. Polli, J. Crochet, T. Hertel, and G. Lanzani, “Exciton dynamics in (6,5) single-walled carbon nanotubes studied with sub-20 fs pump-probe spectroscopy” (Munich, Germany, 2009) in CLEO/Europe and EQEC 2009 Conference Digest, paper EG_P3, art. no. 5192722.

M. G. Lupo, F. D. Sala, L. Carbone, M. Zavelani-Rossi, A. Fiore, L. Lüer, D. Polli, R. Cingolani, L. Manna, and G. Lanzani, “Ultrafast Electron-Hole Dynamics in Core/Shell CdSe/CdS Dot/Rod Nanocrystals” (Munich, Germany, 2009) in CLEO/Europe and EQEC 2009 Conference Digest, paper EG3_6, art. no. 5192001.

D. Polli, J. Clark, M. Celebrano, G. Grancini, G. Lanzani, and G. Cerullo, “Ultrafast Confocal Microscope for Functional Imaging of Organic Thin Films,” in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/International Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/IQEC Baltimore, USA, 2009), paper CME3art. no. 5226079.

D. Polli, D. Brida, G. Lanzani, and G. Cerullo, “Observation of High-Frequency Coherent Vibrational Motion with Strongly Chirped Probe Pulses” in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/International Quantum Electronics Conference, (CLEO/IQEC Baltimore, USA, 2009), paper IThF6art. no. 5224361.

D. Polli, C. Manzoni, D. Brida, G. Cerullo, P. Altoè, G. Tomasello, G. Orlandi, M. Garavelli, O. Weingart, P. Kukura, K. Spillane, and R. A. Mathies, “Direct Observation of the Conical Intersection in cis-trans Photoisomerization of Rhodopsin” in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/International Quantum Electronics Conference, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (CLEO/IQEC Baltimore, USA, 2009), postdeadline paper IPDB9.

Lüer, L., Hoseinkhani, S., Polli, D., Crochet, J., Hertel, T., Lanzani, G. “Exciton size and mobility in (6,5) single-walled carbon nanotubes” (2008) Proceedings of SPIE – The International Society for Optical Engineering, 6999, art. no. 699935 (Conference “Organic Optoelectronics and Photonics III”, Strasbourg, France, 2008)

D. Polli, D. Brida, G. Lanzani, and G. Cerullo, “Observation of High Frequency Coherent Vibrational Motion with Strongly Chirped Probe Pulses”, Ultrafast Phenomena Conference (UP 2008), 9-13 June 2008, Stresa, Italy.

S. Wall, H. Ehrke, D. Polli, D. Brida, Y. Tokura, H. Okamoto, G. Cerullo, and A. Cavalleri, “Probing strongly correlated electron dynamics on extreme timescales,” Yamada conference LXIII (PIPT2008), 11-15 November 2008, Osaka, Japan.

[INVITED] Celebrano, M., Zavelani-Rossi, M., Biagioni, P., Polli, D., Finazzi, M., Duò, L., Cerullo, G., Labardi, M., Allegrini, M., Grand, J., Royer, P., Adam, P.-M. “Mapping local field distribution at metal nanostructures by near-field second-harmonic generation” (2007) Proceedings of SPIE – The International Society for Optical Engineering, volume number 6641, page E6411, art. no. 66411E (Conference “Plasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties V”, 26-30 August 2007, San Diego, CA)

D. Polli, C. Manzoni, G. Cerullo, J. Zheng, P. Tzankov, and M. Mero, “High-Energy Noncollinear Optical Parametric Amplifier in the Visible” (2007) in CLEO/Europe and IQEC 2007, (Munich, germany, 2007), paper CD3_1, art. no. 4386111.

D. Polli, R. Pomraenke, C. Ropers, J. Renard, L. Lüer, G. Cerullo, and C. Lienau, “Broadband Near-field Optical Spectrometer for the Observation of Structural Phase Contrast in Organic Semiconductors” (2007) in CLEO/Europe and IQEC 2007 (Munich, Germany, 2007), paper JSII2_3, art. no. 4387032.

C. Manzoni, D. Polli, G. Cirmi, D. Brida, S. D. Silvestri, and G. Cerullo, “Tunable few-optical-cycle visible pulses with passive carrier-envelope phase stabilization from an optical parametric amplifier”, in CLEO/Europe and IQEC 2007, (Munich, Germany, 2007), paper CF5_3, art. no. 4386269.

M. Zavelani-Rossi, M. Celebrano, D. Polli, P. Biagioni, M. Finazzi, L. Duò, O. Svelto, G. Cerullo, M. Labardi, M. Allegrini, J. Grand, and P.-M. Adam, “Imaging of second harmonic generation in the near field of ellipsoidal gold nanoparticles” in CLEO/Europe and IQEC 2007, (Munich, Germany, 2007), paper JSII_2, art. no. 4387044.

M. Zavelani-Rossi, M. Celebrano, D. Polli, P. Biagioni, M. Finazzi, L. Duo’, O. Svelto, G. Cerullo, M. Labardi, M. Allegrini, J. Grand, and P.-M. Adam, “Near-Field Imaging of Second Harmonic Generation from Ellipsoidal Gold Nanoparticles” (2007) in Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science (CLEO/QELS, Baltimore, USA, 2007) – paper QFA5,  art. no. 4431548.

Marangoni, M., Osellame, R., Polli, D., Ramponi, R., Morgner, U., Cerullo, G. “High repetition rate two-color pump-probe system based on optical parametric generation in PPLN crystals” (2007) CLEO/QELS/PhAST conference (Baltimore, USA, 2007) – Technical Digest Series, art. no. 4431407, paper JWA22.

J. Zheng, M. Mero, P. Tzankov, D. Polli, C. Manzoni, and G. Cerullo, “Energy Scaling of a White-Light-Seeded Noncollinear Optical Parametric Amplifier,” in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/QELS, Baltimore, 2007), paper CMJ3 (2007).

C. Manzoni, D. Polli, G. Cirmi, D. Brida, S. De Silvestri, and G. Cerullo, “Tunable Phase-Stable Few-Optical-Cycle Visible Pulses by Parametric Amplification of a Self-Phase-Stabilized Seed” (2007) in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/QELS, Baltimore, 2007) paper: CMT4. Pages: 237-238 (2007).

C. Manzoni, D. Polli, G. Cirmi, D. Brida, S. De Silvestri, and G. Cerullo “Tunable phase-stable few-optical-cycle visible pulses by parametric amplification of a self-phase-stabilized seed”, Ultrafast Optics VI (UFO-HFSW), 2-7 September 2007, Santa Fe (NM), USA.

D. Polli, S. Wall, M. Rini, R. W. Schoenlein, Y. Tomioka, Y. Tokura, G. Cerullo, and A. Cavalleri, “Coherent Structural Distortion as Origin for the Colossal Photo-Resistance Effect in Pr0.7Ca0.3MnO3,” in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference and Photonic Applications Systems Technologies, Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2006), paper QPDA8.

M. Zavelani-Rossi, M. Celebrano, D. Polli, G. Cerullo, S. De Silvestri, O. Svelto, M. Labardi, and M. Allegrini, “Imaging Second Harmonic Generation at Nanostructured Metal Surfaces with a Near-field Scanning Optical Microscope” (2006) in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, CLEO/QELS 2006, art. no. 4629005, paper QThE2.

C. Manzoni, D. Polli, G. Cerullo, P. Tzankov, J. Zheng, M. Mero, “Tunable vacuum ultraviolet femtosecond pulses generated by high-energy noncollinear optical parametric amplifier” 2nd EPS-QEOD EUROPHOTON Conference on Solid-State and Fiber Coherent Light sources, 10 – 15 September 2006, Pisa (Italy).

Polli, D., Cerullo, G., Lanzani, G., De Silvestri, S., Hashimoto, H., Cogdell, R.J. “Chain-length dependence of ultrafast internal conversion dynamics in carotenoids: Role of the intermediate state” (2005) European Quantum Electronics Conference, EQEC (Munich, germany), art. no. 1567337, p. 166.

Labardi, M., Zavelani-Rossi, M., Polli, D., Celebrano, M., Cerullo, G., Allegrini, M., De Silvestri, S., Svelto, O. “Femtosecond near-field optical microscope for nonlinear nanospectroscopy” (2005) Proceedings of SPIE – The International Society for Optical Engineering, 5927, art. no. 592710, pp. 1-7 (Conference “Plasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties III”, San Diego, CA, 2005).

[INVITED] O. Svelto, M. Zavelani-Rossi, D. Polli, G. Cerullo, S. De Silvestri, M. Labardi, and M. Allegrini, “Femtosecond High-Brightness Nanometer-Sized Coherent Light Source” Advanced Solid-State Photonics, (Wien, Austria, 6-9 February 2005), paper WD1.

Polli, D., Zavelani-Rossi, M., Cerullo, G., De Silvestri, S., Svelto, O., Labardi, M., Allegrini, M. “Apertureless near-field optical microscope based on second-harmonic generation” (2005) European Quantum Electronics Conference, EQEC ’05, Munich (Germany) art. no. 1567513, p. 348.

M. Labardi, M. Allegrini, D. Polli, M. Zavelani-Rossi, G. Cerullo, S. De Silvestri, and O. Svelto, “Second-Harmonic Apertureless Near-Field Optical Microscope,” in Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (CLEO/QELS, Baltimore 2005) Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2005), paper QTuB2, pp. 199-201.

[INVITED] M. Labardi, M. Allegrini, M. Zavelani-Rossi, D. Polli, G. Cerullo, S. De Silvestri, O. Svelto, “A Novel fs-Light Nanosource and Its Applications,” E-MRS Spring Meeting, Strasbourg (France), May 24th – May 28th, 2004.

[INVITED] R. Osellame, G. Cerullo, M. Marangoni, D. Polli, S. Taccheo, P. Laporta, and R. Ramponi, “Femtosecond laser writing of symmetrical optical waveguides by astigmatically shaped beams”, E-MRS Spring Meeting, Strasbourg (France), May 24th – May 28th, 2004. Proceedings of SPIE – The International Society for Optical Engineering, 5451, art. no. 54, pp. 360-368 (Integrated Optics and Photonic Integrated Circuits, Strasbourg, 2004).

[INVITED] M. Labardi, M. Zavelani-Rossi, D. Polli, G. Cerullo, M. Allegrini, S. De Silvestri, O. Svelto, “Femtosecond Nano-Optics,” 13th International Laser Physics Workshop LPHYS’04, Trieste (Italy), July 12th–July 16th, 2004.

Zavelani-Rossi, M., Labardi, M., Polli, D., Cerullo, G., De Silvestri, S., Allegrini, M., Svelto, O., “Highly efficient second-harmonic nanosource by femtosecond pulse irradiation of a metal tip” ULTRAFAST OPTICS IV  Book Series: SPRINGER SERIES IN OPTICAL SCIENCES Edited by Krausz, F; Korn, G; Corkum, P; Walmsley, IA. Volume: 95 Pages: 455-459  (2004)

[INVITED] G. Cerullo, D. Polli, G. Lanzani, H. Hashimoto, and R. J. Cogdell, “Sub-20-fs study of energy relaxation in carotenoids in solution and inside light-harvesting complexes” 14th International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena, Niigata (Japan), 25-30 July 2004, Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2004), paper ThA1.

M. Labardi, M. Allegrini, D. Polli, M. Zavelani-Rossi, G. Cerullo, S. De Silvestri, and O. Svelto, “Local second-harmonic generation at metal tips by femtosecond pulse irradiation,” in CLEO/IQEC (San Francisco, 2004), Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2004), paper IFE2 and OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics Series, 97, pp. 1025-1026.

[INVITED] G. Cerullo, C. Manzoni, D. Polli, M. Zavelani-Rossi, and S. De Silvestri, ” Ultra-broadband Optical Parametric Amplifiers,” Advanced Solid-State Photonics 2004 (TOPS), G. Quarles, ed., Vol. 94 of OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics (Santa Fé, CA, USA, 1-4 February 2004), paper 3, pp. 1-8.

G. Cerullo, C. Manzoni, D. Polli, M. Zavelani-Rossi, and S. De Silvestri, ” Ultra-broadband parametric amplification,” in Advanced Solid-State Photonics Conference, (Santa Fe, February 2004), paper MC1.

[INVITED] G. Cerullo, D. Polli, G. Lanzani, S. De Silvestri, H. Hashimoto, and R. J. Cogdell, “Photosynthetic light-harvesting by carotenoids: detection of an intermediate excited state” in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (CLEO/QELS, Baltimore 2003), Technical Digest (OSA), paper QFB4.

S. Taccheo, R. Osellame, G. Cerullo, M. Marangoni, D. Polli, S. De Silvestri, R. Ramponi, P. Laporta, “Erbium-Ytterbium doped active waveguides at 1.5 μm made by femtosecond micromaching,” in Advanced Solid-State Photonics, J. Zayhowski, ed., Vol. 83 of OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics (Optical Society of America, Washington DC, 2003), paper 400.

Osellame, R., Taccheo, S., Cerullo, G., Marangoni, M., Sorbello, G., Polli, D., De Silvestri, S., Laporta, P., Ramponi, R. “1.5-micron enhancement in active waveguides fabricated with femtosecond laser pulses” (2002) Proceedings of SPIE – The International Society for Optical Engineering, 4941, pp. 65-72.

S. Taccheo, R. Oseliame, G. Cerulio, G. Sorbello, M. Marangoni, D. Polli, G. Jose, S. De Silvestri, R. Ramponi, P. Laporta, “Erbium-Ytterbium Doped Waveguide Made by Femtosecond Pulse Laser” 28th European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC), 2002.

G. Cerullo, D. Polli, G. Lanzani, S. De Silvestri, R. J. Cogdell, and H. Hashimoto, “Energy relaxation of carotenoids in solution and in LH2 complexes studied with sub-10-fs temporal resolution,” in The Thirteenth International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena, 2002 OSA Technical Digest Series (Optical Society of America, 2002), paper WD39.

[INVITED] G. Cerullo, S. De Silvestri, G. Lanzani, D. Polli, M. Zavelani-Rossi, and R.J. Cogdell, “Early events of energy relaxation in carotenoids probed by sub-10-fs optical pulses”, 12th Conference on Ultrafast Processes in Spectroscopy, Firenze (Italy), October 28th – November 1st, 2001.